| Rank | Overall | Change | SOS (Rank) | Standard (Rank) | Inference (Rank) | Vegas (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Los Angeles Dodgers (111-51) | 0.4395 | - | -0.0487 (28) | 0.4144 (2) | 0.4752 (2) | 0.4297 (1) |
| 2. Houston Astros (106-56) | 0.4146 | - | -0.0385 (26) | 0.4428 (1) | 0.5116 (1) | 0.2884 (3) |
| 3. Atlanta Braves (101-61) | 0.3084 | - | -0.0305 (25) | 0.3079 (3) | 0.3368 (3) | 0.2805 (4) |
| 4. New York Yankees (99-63) | 0.2900 | - | 0.0098 (13) | 0.2314 (5) | 0.3299 (4) | 0.3105 (2) |
| 5. New York Mets (101-61) | 0.2694 | - | -0.0109 (21) | 0.2764 (4) | 0.2589 (5) | 0.2726 (5) |
| 6. Toronto Blue Jays (92-70) | 0.2148 | - | 0.0186 (11) | 0.1767 (6) | 0.2268 (6) | 0.2421 (6) |
| 7. Philadelphia Phillies (87-75) | 0.1535 | - | -0.0031 (16) | 0.1671 (8) | 0.1623 (9) | 0.1307 (10) |
| 8. San Diego Padres (89-73) | 0.1381 | - | -0.0076 (20) | 0.1235 (10) | 0.1220 (11) | 0.1691 (7) |
| 9. Seattle Mariners (90-72) | 0.1359 | - | -0.0021 (15) | 0.1509 (9) | 0.1900 (8) | 0.0664 (13) |
| 10. Cleveland Guardians (92-70) | 0.1184 | +1 | -0.0434 (27) | 0.1725 (7) | 0.1915 (7) | -0.0106 (18) |
| 11. St. Louis Cardinals (93-69) | 0.1165 | -1 | -0.0623 (30) | 0.1139 (11) | 0.1480 (10) | 0.0878 (11) |
| 12. Tampa Bay Rays (86-76) | 0.1069 | - | 0.0203 (10) | 0.0734 (13) | 0.1100 (12) | 0.1382 (9) |
| 13. Milwaukee Brewers (86-76) | 0.0623 | - | -0.0528 (29) | 0.0116 (14) | 0.0105 (14) | 0.1664 (8) |
| 14. San Francisco Giants (81-81) | 0.0228 | - | -0.0037 (17) | -0.0066 (15) | 0.0008 (15) | 0.0752 (12) |
| 15. Chicago White Sox (81-81) | -0.0003 | - | -0.0287 (24) | -0.0270 (17) | -0.0186 (16) | 0.0455 (14) |
| 16. Baltimore Orioles (83-79) | -0.0068 | - | 0.0310 (7) | 0.0736 (12) | 0.0490 (13) | -0.1454 (21) |
| 17. Boston Red Sox (78-84) | -0.0183 | - | 0.0478 (3) | -0.0136 (16) | -0.0590 (17) | 0.0175 (15) |
| 18. Minnesota Twins (78-84) | -0.0521 | - | -0.0118 (22) | -0.0940 (19) | -0.0760 (19) | 0.0149 (16) |
| 19. Los Angeles Angels (73-89) | -0.0583 | - | 0.0313 (5) | -0.1041 (20) | -0.0653 (18) | -0.0042 (17) |
| 20. Arizona Diamondbacks (74-88) | -0.1164 | - | 0.0214 (9) | -0.0911 (18) | -0.1112 (20) | -0.1477 (22) |
| 21. Chicago Cubs (74-88) | -0.1327 | - | -0.0268 (23) | -0.1065 (21) | -0.1353 (21) | -0.1571 (23) |
| 22. Miami Marlins (69-93) | -0.1465 | - | 0.0314 (4) | -0.1706 (22) | -0.2075 (23) | -0.0607 (19) |
| 23. Texas Rangers (68-94) | -0.1612 | - | 0.0263 (8) | -0.2032 (24) | -0.1775 (22) | -0.1017 (20) |
| 24. Colorado Rockies (68-94) | -0.2409 | - | 0.0313 (6) | -0.1903 (23) | -0.2794 (26) | -0.2546 (24) |
| 25. Kansas City Royals (65-97) | -0.2510 | - | 0.0128 (12) | -0.2321 (26) | -0.2560 (25) | -0.2654 (25) |
| 26. Detroit Tigers (66-96) | -0.2587 | - | -0.0009 (14) | -0.2250 (25) | -0.2428 (24) | -0.3092 (27) |
| 27. Oakland Athletics (60-102) | -0.3086 | - | 0.0522 (1) | -0.2816 (27) | -0.3106 (27) | -0.3343 (29) |
| 28. Cincinnati Reds (62-100) | -0.3116 | - | -0.0044 (18) | -0.3063 (28) | -0.3534 (28) | -0.2754 (26) |
| 29. Pittsburgh Pirates (62-100) | -0.3611 | - | -0.0071 (19) | -0.3214 (29) | -0.4315 (30) | -0.3315 (28) |
| 30. Washington Nationals (55-107) | -0.3651 | - | 0.0507 (2) | -0.3611 (30) | -0.3970 (29) | -0.3373 (30) |
Ratings Over Time
Ratings Methodology
This table represents the current MLB Baseball computer ratings as computed by the Donchess Inference Index. More information on how these MLB Baseball ratings are computed can be found on the Methodology page.
- Overall Rating: This ratings system that is a combination of the Standard Rating, the Inference Rating and Vegas Rating. This is the final rating that is used to rank the teams.
- Standard Rating: Looks at game outcome and score differential only. Record is the most important factor in this rating system.
- Inference Rating: Heavily weights the outcomes of opponents’ games. This system is a much better predictor of future game outcomes.
- Vegas Rating: This is our newest rating that only takes into account the Vegas line on each game.
Please see our MLB predictions page to see our projections for each game and outright season predictions.
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